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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (15 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 976. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which she plans to commence the evaluation of the current National Cancer Strategy; if this review will be carried out by her Department, the HSE or another body; if she will engage with key stakeholders as part of this process; if a new National Cancer Strategy will be published by the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 983. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the way in which maternity services are delivered across the country, as recommended by the expert review group overseeing maternity services at Portiuncula hospital; if so, the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39577/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (10 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department are taking to provide a dedicated maintenance budget to each local authority to maintain active travel infrastructure, with special reference to footpaths, as promised in the Programme for Government; when this dedicated budget is likely to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delays in issuing visas for the siblings of children set to be evacuated to Ireland for medical treatment; if he is aware of the time sensitive manner of these evacuations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38473/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of speech and language therapy posts advertised since 2019 that were below 1.0 whole-time equivalent, by year, in tabular form. [38418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language graduates that accepted HSE contracts below 1.0 whole-time equivalent since 2019, by year, in tabular form. [38419/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will now go into private session to consider some housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The joint committee will today consider the legal and policy gaps in adult safeguarding. To commence our consideration of this matter, I welcome from Safeguarding Ireland, Ms Patricia Rickard-Clarke, chairperson, Ms Annmarie O'Connor, programme manager, and Mr. Mervyn Taylor, member of the board. From the Irish Association of Social Workers, I welcome Ms Caroline Walker-Strong, chief...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank Ms Walker-Strong. I thank all the organisations for the extensive consideration of the issues and the detail set out in the supporting documents, which is very helpful for our consideration of these important issues. A number of members have speaking slots in the Dáil and Seanad so may have to leave and come back. We intend to take a break at around 11 a.m. for five minutes....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The lights have gone off. They should be back in a minute. We just have to reset the lights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will suspend for five minutes to try to get the lights back. I reassure members that the transcript and video are still being recorded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Our next speaker is Deputy Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We could do a session with the Minister for older people and HIQA and tease out many issues around nursing homes. It is certainly something we will come back to. I have a number of questions for Safeguarding Ireland. One of my key frustrations is the length of time it is taking to progress legislation. The Oireachtas and TDs, including Ministers, often call for increased productivity in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The Department of Health has been leading on this but, as Ms Rickard-Clarke points out, this applies to issues around social protection and justice. They are much wider. Is the Department of Health the right body for an independent body to sit under?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: That is an important point. In its opening statement, the Irish Association of Social Workers drew attention to the need for a social care Act to enshrine the rights of people who need care and support. It states such an Act exists in the UK and Ireland needs similar legislation. Will it provide more detail on what it would like to see in such legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The opening statement also raised concerns about independent advocacy, particularly the number of unregistered advocates with no registered qualifications. Does the association have data on the number of unqualified or unregulated advocates working in the area? For whom do these independent advocates work? What are the necessary qualifications for such a role? Would they need to be social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: My understanding is the Law Reform Commission has recommended a code of practice for advocates. Is a code of practice enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Sorry, Senator, we have reached the end of the time slot. We will take a quick comfort break now for five minutes and will resume at 11 o'clock.

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